Summer Farm

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Summer Farm by Norman MacCaigStanza 2A hen stares at nothing with one eye,Then picks it up. Out of an empty skyA swallow falls and, flickering throughThe barn, dives up again into the dizzy blue.Stanza 4Self under self, a pile of selves I standThreaded on time, and with metaphysic handLift the farm like a lid and seeFarm within farm, and in the center, me.Stanza 1Straws like tame lightnings lie about the grassAnd hang zigzag on hedges. Green as glassThe water in the horse-trough shines.Nine ducks go wobbling by in two straight lines.StructureDivided into 4 stanzas:S1-S2: talks about natureS3-S4: talks about the selfEach stanza has 4 lines.

Stanza 3I lie, not thinking, in the cool, soft grass,Afraid of where a thought might take me -This grasshopper with plated faceUnfolds his legs and finds himself in space. Norman MacCaig Biography-He was Scottish.-He usually writes about the self, self-discovering, inner self .Vs. outer self-He focuses on nature to reflect on the self.-He had quiet, rural up bringing.

Stanza 1Calm: Because he is admiring the nature. Ducks represent a nice atmosphere.Quiet: Because the atmosphere is peaceful.Stanza 2Reflective: Because while he watches the hen "with one eye" he discovers his dark side.Sinister: Because of the the description of the hen.Stanza 3Relax: because he is lying on the grass.Afraid: Afraid of his own thoughts of going back to reality and the stress of daily lifeStanza 4Reflective and epiphany: Because he starts thinking about his ancestors and the that all of them lived in the farm and now had to move to the city due to the industrial revolution.Oxymoron: because lightnings can't be domesticate SimileSimile and visual imageryodd number (metaphor of disharmony)Nothing is perfect.metaphor of two mindsDucks: not a threat.pure, clear and uncontaminated.AlliterationFull of visual imageryDescription of what the voice can see around him, Nature.Metaphor: one side view of life, he is to discovered his dark side(nice bird) symbolism of the beaut of nature= zigzag (metaphor): the life is not always perfect and you are no always happy. You have up and downsDepressing toneBarn: (metaphor) the writer feels entrapped, not free.Line 1-2: FearfulLine 3-4: calm again and sadAre expressionless (Metaphor of how the voice feels). He is sad because he knows he must go back to realityPathetic fallacy (Man and Nature in harmony)He is lying down, contemplating nature, relax.Man Vs.NatureRemember about his ancestors (allusion)ParallelismTime to heredity the farm that is full of memories and feelings. The Farm determinate the writer